There will still be more books than you could ever read, but visitors to this week’s Frankfurt Book Fair will also be invited to don virtual reality goggles, visit an interactive classroom and…

The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that is to take effect shortly before midnight Wednesday, the UN special envoy to Yemen announced on Monday.

Largely united in their dislike of Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, some ultra-wealthy US investors who play in conservative politics are warily weighing their choices, torn…

The Russian and Syrian air forces have halted all airstrikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned pause in bombing designed to allow militants and civilians to leave the city, the Russian…

Iraqi security forces are ahead of schedule on day one of offensive to retake Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, the Pentagon said.

Iraqi forces and Kurdish peshmerga…

At least 20 people have died after a fire broke out in a hospital in eastern India, local police say. They say the fire started in an intensive care unit of the SUM hospital, a private facility in…

South Sudan’s sacked Vice President Riek Machar, who fled the country in August, has vowed to return, saying his credibility is intact.

Speaking from South Africa, Machar told the BBC that…

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched a strong defense of his country’s border protection regime. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier claimed his government’s actions…

Deutsche Bank needs to move quickly to boost capital and deliver healthy profits if it is to restore investor confidence, but its room for maneuver appears limited, bankers, analysts and investors…

China has launched two astronauts into space on a mission to dock with an experimental space station. The launch marks the latest stage in the country’s space program development.

The…

Luxemburg banks are welcome to establish branches in Iran, as it would help two-way commercial relations, said Valiollah Seif, Central Bank of Iran governor, during a meeting with Etienne …

The past week saw Iran’s diplomatic outreach bear fruit. Long sessions of political horse-trading that led to the nuclear agreement and in effect spared a volatile region the dangers of…

The Central Bank of Iran has come up with a slew of measures to reduce the mountain of non-performing loans. The proposals, as part of the banking overhaul plan, would also help curb future growth…

The way to ensure that Iran’s economic growth will be strengthened in the foreseeable future is for real banking interest rates to come down, says the director of the Macro-Economics and Modeling…

Iran’s Air Force started a three-day, large-scale military drills in the central province of Isfahan, demonstrating the aviation branch of the Armed Forces’ capabilities in defending the country’s…

Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Lieutenant General Farzad Esmaeili underlined that the country's air defense system is so powerful that it can engage and destroy multiple hostile…

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi and President of China's National Nuclear Corporation Sun Qin in a meeting in Tehran on Monday discussed mutual cooperation.

Iran and the Czech Republic have high potential for expanding economic and commercial ties by implementing the agreements signed by the two states to the benefit of both nations, a deputy…

An Interior Ministry official said a draft bill on the comprehensive election law is under review in the Cabinet's Political and Defense Committee.

"After its approval, it will be presented…

A nuclear negotiator dismissed as "totally false" recent claims by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who blamed the sluggish pace of the implementation of last year's nuclear deal on Iran's…

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is willing to take its relations with Ivory Coast to a higher level, as strengthening Africa ties is of high importance in Iran's foreign policy. Rouhani made…

Recent documents released by WikiLeaks show that Israel sought to build a military airbase in Saudi Arabia to launch attacks against Iran.

Japanese manufacturers’ confidence rose for a second straight month to a half-year high in October, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, while sentiment in the services sector hit a 3 1/2-year low—…

Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose Serra on Sunday said slowing inflation and government efforts to rein in public spending should soon allow for an interest rate cut in Latin America’s biggest…

Bank of America Corp, the second-largest US bank by assets, reported its first profit increase in three quarters on Monday, foiling expectations for another drop, as bond trading surged and…